The negative turn in the tone came from Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.)— a top emissary for Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
“We’ve decided to press pause, because it’s just not productive,” Rep. Garret Graves told reporters in the Capitol as he left a meeting that had begun around 10 a.m. on Friday. | Francis Chung/POLITICOSpeaker Kevin McCarthy’s lead negotiator on the debt limit said Friday he plans to “press pause” on talks with the White House, a snag that imperils both parties’ efforts to reach a default-averting deal as soon as this weekend.
Rep. Garret Graves , one of McCarthy’s deputies, has been meeting since early this week with President Joe Biden’s negotiators as both parties race to a fiscal deal designed to avert an economy-crushing default which could hit as soon as June 1. “We’ve decided to press pause, because it’s just not productive,” Graves told reporters in the Capitol as he left a meeting that had begun around 10 a.m. on Friday. He was joined by House Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry .
A White House official acknowledged that a snag had occurred without indicating that either side had walked away from the table: “There are real differences between the parties on budget issues and talks will be difficult. The president’s team is working hard towards a reasonable bipartisan solution that can pass the House and the Senate.”
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